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Wednesday

September 7, 2022



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MICHAEL COX'S TACTICAL GUIDE TO THIS SEASON'S LEADING CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
CONTENDERS

After a busy summer transfer window that brought an influx of No 9s, these are
the tactical changes among the Champions League contenders

Michael Cox57

The Arsenal exiles leading Marseille’s revolution face Spurs

James McNicholas66



Aubameyang's Chelsea arrival: Inside the deal, why it happened and what Tuchel
wants

Simon Johnson and more64



Live: Updates from Champions League matchday 1

Updated 6h ago



Live: Latest PL news

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Eric Bailly: Manchester United prefer English players
Mbappe says Macron persuaded him to stay at PSG
Diego Costa's Wolves move in balance
Tariqu Lamptey called up to Ghana squad
SPFL clubs to vote on Sky Sports deal
Southampton winger Nathan Redmond set to leave St Mary's
Reece James signs new contract with Chelsea
Dele Alli scores first for Besiktas

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WHIPPING BOYS: IS THERE ANY HOPE?

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anticipation, experience and money worth it?

By Tim Spiers


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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: LUIS DIAZ'S HOME, THE MINE CAUSING IT 'IRREPARABLE
DAMAGE' AND THE LINKS TO LIVERPOOL'S SPONSORS

When Diaz wears a Liverpool shirt he is inadvertently advertising a sponsor with
links to a mine said to threaten his community in Colombia

Jacob Whitehead137

My Euro 2022 final in my words. By England's midfield star Keira Walsh

Michael Cox56

It Is What It Is: The 'Somehow Haven't Played in the Premier League' XI

Adam Hurrey85

From Haaland to Ronaldo: When Premier League clubs do their business in the
transfer window

Ajay Rose31

Transfer add-ons: What are they and why are they used?

Dan Sheldon30

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Football Club Accounts: Explained

Tifo Football9



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WHAT THE SUMMER TRANSFER WINDOW TELLS US ABOUT THE FINANCIAL SITUATION AT LEEDS

We explain how Leeds United manage their books, the process of transfer
expenditure this summer and the state of play in the boardroom

Phil Hay123

Premier League transfer window: £1.9bn spent, 67% up on 2021, Man United biggest
net spend

Philip Buckingham68

Explained: Why Nottingham Forest are allowed to spend £140m - and counting

Philip Buckingham and Dan Sheldon223

De Jong's Barcelona pay cut is part of a growing trend in world sport

Ajay Rose132

A 'fixation' or accepted by fans? The rise and rise of Premier League wages

Dan Sheldon and Matt Slater141

Arsenal's owners are spending - does the reason why matter?

James McNicholas154

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STAT ATTACK

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IS IT TIME TO ANALYSE ATTACKING DATA DIFFERENTLY?

We may not be making fair comparisons between attacking players. This is a
reassessment of how we read the data

Mark Carey58

Why the through ball is becoming a dying art in European football

Liam Tharme95

Introducing The Athletic's 18 player roles: Orchestrator, Safety or Unlocker?

John Muller252

Predicting the pass, in-game shape, player pressure: welcome to next gen of
football analytics

Mark Carey54

How each Premier League team pass

John Muller106

Introducing The Athletic's playstyle wheels

John Muller125

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HOW BRIGHTON SOLD BEST PLAYERS & GOT BETTER

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Andy Naylor to explain how Graham
Potter’s Brighton sold their best players and improved. Alongside him, our
Leicester writer Rob Tanner tells us why Brendan Rodgers is safe for now but is
on thin ice. Elsewhere, with Diego Costa set for a medical at Wolves, we hear
what if anything he has left in the tank from The Athletic's Dermot Corrigan,
Jack Land & Wolves writer Steve Madeley.

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Footballers as verbs, the Brazilian Michael Flatley and Sean Dyche meets Keys &
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Pogba family drama and the Griezmann conundrum

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LEFT WATFORD'

In an exclusive interview, Adam Masina recalls some incredible highs and bitter
lows during his time at Watford, before he joined Udinese...

Adam Leventhal34

Andy Robertson on calling out sexist abuse and Twitter trolls, and the joys of
fatherhood

Caoimhe O'Neill77

Jorginho: 'I played a lot and it affected my performances'

Simon Johnson32

Cristiana Girelli: ‘If you want a big show, you have to give us a big stage’

Charlotte Harpur15

From Chelsea to the NFL via YouTube — Jacksonville Jaguars' Ayo Oyelola

Ajay Rose42

Moeen Ali: 'Mo Salah can inspire a generation of British Asian footballers to
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Tim Spiers46

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Rich Hofmann

Staff Writer, 76ers

7h ago

Harrell's signing also likely does not bode well for Paul Reed and/or Charles
Bassey. The Sixers are up to 17 players with guaranteed or partially-guaranteed
NBA contracts and will have to move some of them to both get to the 15-man
regular season roster limit and continue to stay under the hard cap. Bassey and
Reed have partially and non-guaranteed contracts, and another center on the team
now.

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Rich Hofmann

Staff Writer, 76ers

8h ago

The first thought is that Harrell has an excellent chance to play a role in
Philadelphia. He has a history with Doc Rivers, Daryl Morey and James Harden.
Rivers, who tends to favor experience, famously continued to play Harrell
despite the player's ineffective performance in the Orlando bubble for the
Clippers. That was the same year Harrell won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year
under Rivers.

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Rich Hofmann

Staff Writer, 76ers

8h ago

A source confirmed that the Sixers have signed free-agent center Montrezl
Harrell to a two-year contract at the veteran minimum. ESPN had the initial
report. I will have some more detailed thoughts for tomorrow morning, but some
initial reaction to come in the following briefs...

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Matt Gelb



8h ago

Both Seranthony Domínguez and Zach Eflin threw to hitters on the field at
Citizens Bank Park. There was some rust for both, but Eflin was up to 93-94 mph.
If they feel good Wednesday, the next step could be minor-league games. Rob
Thomson said it could be only one or two games in the minors until they return.

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Rich Hofmann

Staff Writer, 76ers

12h ago

Furkan Korkmaz scored 16 points (6-12 FG) for Turkey in their EuroBasket win
over Belgium on Tuesday. It's notable that Korkmaz was able to play a few days
after allegedly getting into a locker room fight with Georgian players after
being ejected from a game between the two countries. Per EuroHoops, Korkmaz
said, "Basically, it was a street fight. Five people attacked us, we defended
ourselves."

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Matt Gelb



2d ago

Dalton Guthrie had done enough, Rob Thomson said, to merit protection on the
40-man roster to prevent him from becoming a minor-league free agent. So, to
clear space for him, the Phillies designated Luis Garcia for assignment. Garcia
was once a regarded prospect; he signed for $2.5 million. Phillies pushed him in
2019 to Low A and it's hard not to think his struggles there had lasting
effects.

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Matt Gelb



4d ago

Phillies prospect Griff McGarry was slated to start Friday for Double-A Reading.
He is not going to start. But he will pitch ... out of the bullpen. McGarry was
removed from his last start with a blister, but the club wants to see what he
might look like as a reliever. An interesting development.

0
0

Matt Gelb



5d ago

The Phillies had to submit a 28-man roster today despite being off, and they
chose Donny Sands as the extra hitter. For now. It’s possible the Phillies swap
Sands, a bat-first catcher, for Yairo Muñoz or Darick Hall in the coming days.
Vinny Nittoli, acquired earlier in the week in a small trade with Toronto, is
the extra pitcher.

8
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Zach Berman

Staff Writer, Eagles

5d ago

The Eagles claimed RB Trey Sermon, a 2021 3rd-round pick by the 49ers.

Sermon, 6-feet and 215 pounds, played at Ohio State and Oklahoma. (He went to OU
with Jalen Hurts). Fell behind Elijah Mitchell in the RB rotation last season,
but was well regarded in the draft.

He rushed for 167 yards on 41 carries last season.

7
2

Jayson Stark

Senior Writer, MLB

6d ago

The Phillies went a mind-boggling 15 for 29 with runners in scoring position in
Arizona last night.

Only one team in the Baseball Savant database (2008-22) has had more than 29 AB
with RISP in any game:

The Red Sox had 32 on 9/15/17 at the Trop - but that was a 15-inning game!

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